Why Apple has withdrawn from EPEAT: the MacBook Pro Retina Display battery

12.07.2012
The news that Apple has voluntarily (the system used by US government organisations to help base purchasing decisions based on environmental impact) is raising more than a few eyebrows inside the tech industry.

Especially given that Apple's hometown, San Francisco, has been the first to respond by stating it will with municipal funds.

The move is surprising because Apple has long touted its environmental credentials: Apple products are largely made of highly recyclable materials such as aluminium and glass; are BFR-free and mercury-free, and general operate on low levels of energy, and Apple itself is a big user of recycled paper for its packaging and iTunes cards.

Indeed a site at Apple outlines its achievements in this area, and . The company is often held as standard bearer for other electronic companies to aspire to.